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Black-faced Grosbeak
- Scientific name
- Caryothraustes poliogaster
- Family
- Cardinalidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest deciduous
- Wing shape
- Broad
- Tail shape
- Rounded
Where it came from
The Black-faced Grosbeak, or Caryothraustes poliogaster, is a songbird belonging to the cardinal family. It is native to the humid lowland forests and shrubby clearings ranging from Mexico to Panama. Within the context of ornithology, it was first formally described by the naturalist Du Bus de Gisignies in 1847, emerging from the mid-19th-century push to catalog the diverse avian species of the Neotropics.
The species is distinguished by its heavy, conical bill adapted for crushing seeds and its striking black facial mask, which contrasts against its olive-green plumage. Its physical design, characterized by broad wings and a rounded tail, is an evolutionary response to its arboreal lifestyle within the dense understory of tropical forests. It remains a subject of interest among birders for its social nature and distinct, melodious calls.
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